SERVING PICKERING SINCE 1965 News Advertiser PRESSRUN 48,600 ✦ 44 PAGES ✦ FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2004 ✦ durhamregion.com ✦ OPTIONAL DELIVERY $6/$1 NEWSSTAND PROM BATTLE RELIVED WILD ABOUT HARRY Hall movie has fact, fiction Potter’s weaving more magic News, 24 Entertainment, 33 Make a play for annual bay festival PICKERING – Pickering’s water- front comes alive this weekend with a variety of events. The 13th annual French- man’s Bay Festival gets under way Saturday with a ton of per- formers taking to the Millenni- um Square stage at the end of Liverpool Road. Opening ceremonies are at 1:45 p.m. on the stage, followed by hours of entertainment. Walter Passarella/ News Advertiser photo Dave Johnson, president of the group of volunteers plan- Giving his flat out best ✦ See Multicultural page 7 PICKERING –– Brian Burrell clears the bar on his first attempt in the high jump. The William Dunbar Public School student was taking part in a track meet for Pickering area schools at Oshawa’s Civic Stadium. What a Weekend Concerns halt trial June 5 & 6 Artfest & Frenchman’s Bay Festival Alex Robertson Park & Millennium Square Jury member’s ald Ferguson ordered 11 jurors Thursday morning, the judge son is accused, along with Sean 905.683.2760 ext. 2211 impartiality to go home early Tuesday, after explained to the jury that he Hall, of first-degree murder in cityofpickering.com/greatevents one of their colleagues sent him had decided to let the man re- the Feb. 4, 2001, shooting of Roy questioned; Jones a note raising concerns about main on the panel. Jones in Ajax. murder case resumes testimony heard earlier that “I am satisfied he and all of Mr. Grizzle testified about the ANNANDALE day. you are still impartial jurors comings and goings of Mr. Ja- By Jeff Mitchell The man - Number 9 on the and we will proceed with the cobson, a close friend, at his COUNTRY CLUB panel of eight men and four trial,” Justice Ferguson said. family’s Pickering home in the All New Look for 2004 Staff Writer NOW EVEN BETTER VALUE women - took the stand in a voir He instructed the jurors to years and days leading up to the DAILY GOLF RATES GOLF TOURNAMENTS DURHAM – The trial for two dire hearing to expand on his make no further inquiries about killing. Lawyers for both the Mon. to Fri...$37 & DINNER PACKAGE men accused of killing Roy concerns in the presence of the the concerns raised by the juror. Crown and the defence asked Sat., Sun. Weekdays.......$52 Jones came to a sudden halt judge, the Crown attorney and The juror sent the judge a questions about the use of tele- & Holidays...$42 Weekends ...... $57 this week, when questions were lawyers for the two defendants. note late in the afternoon Tues- phones and a computer in the Twilight ....... 1/2 Price raised about the impartiality of An order from the judge pro- day after several hours of testi- Grizzle home. Mr. Grizzle testi- taxes included per person + grat. & taxes a jury member. hibits reporting of evidence mony by Mark Grizzle, a friend Church St. At Bayly, Ajax, 905-683-3210 Superior Court Justice Don- heard in the jury’s absence. But of Cosmo Jacobson. Mr. Jacob- ✦ See Phone page 9 A/P PAGE 2 NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, June 4, 2004 www.durhamregion.com Say hello again and goodbye at Parkside AJAX – Say congratulations pares to close its doors for good drop in June 5 between 10 a.m. rooms, cake and refreshments, The official closing ceremony, and then farewell Saturday as at the end of the month. and 5 p.m. for a day of celebra- volleyball, a Lick’s barbecue, featuring guest speakers and Parkside Public School both The Kings Crescent school tion. and student entertainment in the opening of a time capsule, is celebrates 50 years and pre- community invites residents to The day features decade the morning. at 2:30 p.m. DDOO NNOTOT PPAYAY FFOROR 9900 DDAYSAYS FURNITURE & MATTRESS O.A.C. FURNITURE & MATTRESS News from all CCLEAROUT!!! 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Rossland Road in Ajax, Anyone with information the suspect vehicle collid- Police said they’ve had There has been a lot of ac- police said. on the thefts is asked to ed with an OPP cruiser Brief 19 reports of stolen spares tivity in the Finch Avenue - Police are urging all resi- call 1-888-579-1520, exten- and slammed into a from Dodge trucks and Liverpool Road area in dents to be on the lookout sion 2524, or Crime Stop- guardrail on Hwy. 401 early JUNE 4, 2004 SUVs since mid-April, Pickering and along Har- for suspicious activity in pers at 1-800-222-8477. Wednesday. A Durham Regional Po- lice officer on patrol on the first to Rouge Valley hospi- freeway at about 4 a.m. tal, then airlifted to a near Holt Road in Bow- Toronto hospital. Her 3- manville spotted a vehicle year-old son was treated that aroused his suspicion and released. The driver of and learned from OPP the Chevrolet was also that it may be connected treated and released. to a home-invasion rob- The investigation into bery in the Colborne area, the collision continues. Po- said Sergeant Paul Malik. lice are asking anyone with NOW “We had information information to call 1-888- PURCHASE NOW they may be armed,” he 579-1520, extension 5231, or & RECEIVE Lot Sq.Ft. Bedrooms/Baths Price said. Crime Stoppers at 1-800- & RECEIVE Cops closed in, forming 222-8477. $5,000 ** a rolling block, and tried to IN UPGRADES 1 (end) 986 2 Bdrm / Computer rm / 1-1/2 Bath $195,900 stop the vehicle; speeds Fraud suspect PICKERING reached 160 kilometres per 3 1,174 3 Bedrm / 2 Bath $212,900 hour as the pursuit went sought on, according to informa- 10 (end) 1,185 3 Bedrm / 2 Bath $225,900 tion released by Whitby AJAX – Police have re- OPP. leased a photo of a suspect Finally, an OPP cruiser wanted for fraud. 55 (end) 1,065 3 Bedrm / 2 Bath $199,900 pressed the suspect vehi- Police say a woman sup- Mon.-Wed. 4-8 pm, Thurs by appt., cle into a guardrail on the plied fake identification to (end) Closed Friday, Sat., Sun. & Hol. 12-5 pm 103 1,185 3 Bedrm / 2 Bath $225,900 highway around Neilson open a bank account at an Road in Scarborough. Two Ajax bank in late Febru- www.theplacetolive.ca 109 1,365 3 Bedrm / Fam rm / 2 Bath $224,900 suspects leapt from the ary, then used ATMs in car and took off on foot, Etobicoke and Toronto to 905-420-3369 but were apprehended deposit three cheques and 112 (end) 1,020 2 Bedrm / Fam rm / 1 Bath $215,900 after a short foot chase. withdraw a EST. 1957 Police arrested two large sum of Toronto men, aged 20 and money. Prices and specifications are subject to change without notice. E. & O. E. *Engineered hardwood flooring. **Limited time offer. 17. Both have been charged The with possession of stolen c heques property and possession of were stolen, burglary tools. The driver police said. faces additional charges of Attempts dangerous driving and were made fleeing from police, OPP to contact WANTED IN said. the suspect, FRAUD who gave an address on Woman hurt Tulloch Drive in Ajax in Kingston when she opened the bank account, have been unsuc- Road crash cessful. Police are looking for the PICKERING – A Scarbor- public’s assistance in iden- ough woman was seriously tifying the woman, who is hurt and her son was white, stands about 5-foot- slightly hurt in a two-vehi- 5 and has dark, shoulder- cle crash that closed length hair.